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W. H.. BOYDEN.

TWINE HULDER.

No. 285,727. Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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` TWlNE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 285,727, datedSepteinber 25, 1883.- Y

` Application filed March 15, 1883. (No modell) A To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BOYDEN, of of Providence, and State ofRhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTwine-Holders; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication.

This invention has reference to an improvement in receptacles for twineand cord used for tying parcels; and it consists in the peculiar andnovel construction ofthe holder and the automatic tension device, as`will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure l is-a view, partly in section, of iny improved twine-holder,showing the same secured underneath the counter. view of the saine, thebasket being shown in broken lines in the position when the saine is inuse, and also in the position occupied when be inserted.

In the drawings, A is ,the table of an ordinary counter such as used instores.

B is a/partition supporting the table ,A. Against this partition thetwine-holder is secured.

C isa plate provided with the ears c c', by which it is secured to thepartition and held so as to extend horizontally. The plate C is alsoprovided with'the central hole, c, from which the slit c4 may ext-end tothe periphery, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to facilitate the entering ofthe twine.

Hinged tothe plate C is the tension device D, which rests on the plateC, both the plate and the hinged tension device being provided withridges e3, so that the twine has to pass under and over these ridges,thus restraining its passage unless the tension-plate is raised.Extending from the hinged tension-plate D is the arln d, provided withthe hole d', through which the twine E is passed.

F is the basket in which the ball of twine is placed. This basket ispivotally secured to f, so that the basket can be swung out from underthe plate C and the ball of twine can be inserted.

The operation ofthe device is as follows: The basket F is swung out fromunder the plateC, as is shown in Fig. 2, the ball of twine is inserted,and the end passed through'the c4 is used, it is passed through the slite4 until it enters the hole c2, the hinged tension-plate is raised,y andthe twine Fig. 2 is a topnow, the twine is cut or broken, the strain onthe twine is instantly released, the frictionplate D falls on the plateG, and holds the twine between ythe ridges c3, the end hanging from theend of the arm d. As this arm d projects beyond the plate C and basketF, the end of the twine can always be easily found by the hand. Thus theloss of time, the nervousness, and vexation produced by hunting for theend of a ball of twine,'which are the characteristic of Inosttwine-holders, are prevented, as under no conditions can the end of thetwine slide back into the holder, but will be always found suspendedfrom the arm d.

In place of securing the plate C to the side of a partition, the samemay be supported on a stand, and can then be set into any desired place.The peculiar tension device may be used on twine-holders of the oldconstruction, in which the twine is placed within a shell and drawn froma hole.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. In a twine-holder, the combination, with the plateC, provided with the hole c2, and constructed to be secured to extendhorizontally, of the hinged tension-plate D, provided with the arIn dand the ridges c, and the f pivotally-suspended basket F, constructed toretain the twine when released, as described. 2. In a twine-holder, thecombination, with the receptacle for holding the twine, and the aperturethrough which it is drawn, of the hinged plate D, provided with theridges o3, and the arin d, provided with the hole d', constructed to beraised by the strain on the twine and hold the twine when released, asdescribed.

3. The combination, with a'twine-holder, of a hinged tension deviceconstructed to be raised when the`twine is drawn out, and to\ hold thetwine by its weight bearing on the same when released, as described.

`IILLIAM II. BOYDEN. Vitnesses:

J. C. BoMs, y J. A. MILLER, Jr.

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